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The club has exceeded expectations this campaign and have been in the top six for the majority of the season.

Stam said: "It is a blow if he [Tevreden] goes. We started working together and hopefully getting to the Premier League in a couple of seasons, everybody knows that.

Brian Tevreden, Reading FC technical director (Image: Eddie Greville)

"Hopefully in the first season you can already achieve it but we said from the start it would be a very big achievement if we could do that.

Taking the opportunity

"I think everybody should be very happy we are in the top six already this season but if you end up there you need to take that opportunity.

"If you don't, you need to invest and get better players and more or better people within the structure of the club so everything is growing with each other and eventually you can make that step to the Premier League.